Biography Tim Shinabarger

"I
love to experience raw nature, I live for it," he says. Whenever I feel
as if I've been trapped in civilization for too long, I can't wait to
touch the wilderness, taste it and smell it. When I'm in the
backcountry gathering material for a new piece, this is how I empower
myself to say something artistically."

Shinabarger's wildlife
studies and monumental celebrations of big game animals have earned him
honors and recognition from the National Sculpture Society, the Society
of Animal Artists, and several prominent museums, distinctions rare for
someone so young. Most recently in 2001, he was the recipient of the C.
Percival Dietsch Award from the National Sculpture Society. He has also
received the Louis Bennett Pri
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